State Disaster Management Authority has said that the death toll from flash floods in Sikkim has reached 26 with 142 people still reported missing.
As per the Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority (SSDMA) report of October 6 at midnight, the death toll was registered at 26. It said 2413 people have been rescued, and 1203 houses have been damaged in the flash flood.
The glacial-fed Lhonak Lake in north Sikkim triggered a flash flood in Teesta river basin on October 4.
